Woodlands Avenue, N3

Woodlands Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

MARY RUSHTON-BEALES

Willifield Way, NW11

Added: 25 Jan 2021 17:58 GMT

MY GRANDMA GREW UP HERE - 100 WILLIFIELD WAY
MY GRANDMA WINIFRED AND HER BROTHERS ERIC AND JEFF LIVED AT 100 WILLIFIELD WAY. THEY WERE PART OF THE HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB SOCIAL EXPERIMENT. GRANDMA ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT WILLIFIELD WAY AND HER LIFE IN HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB WITH GREAT AFFECTION. SHE WAS CONVINCED THAT THEY HAD BETTER EDUCATION BECAUSE THEY LIVED THERE. NOT LONG AGO MY BROTHER AND I TOOK THE TRAIN TO THIS PART OF LONDON AND WALKED DOWN THE ROAD. THE HOUSE IS STILL THERE

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Tim Stevenson

The Bohemia

Added: 16 Nov 2021 18:03 GMT

Pub still open
The Bohemia survived the 2020/21 lockdowns and is still a thriving local social resource.

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Loraine Brocklehurst Holcombe Road, N17 Added: 24 May 2023 14:00 GMT	Holcombe Road, N17 I lived at 23Holcombe Rd. with my parents, Grandfather , Aunt and Uncle in 1954. My Aunt and Uncle lived there until it was demolished. I’m not sure what year that was as we emigrated to Canada. Reply
Jen Williams Corfield Street, E2 Added: 20 May 2023 17:27 GMT	Corfield Street, E2 My mother was born in 193 Corfield Street in 1920.Her father was a policeman. Reply
sofia East Acton Added: 19 May 2023 08:57 GMT	43 MELLITUS STREET 43 MELLITUS STREET Reply
Milson Road, W14 Added: 17 May 2023 11:50 GMT	Milson Road (1908 - 1954) My grandparents and great grandparents and great great grandparents the Manley family lived at 33 Milson Road from 1908 to 1935. My grandad was born at 33 Milson Road. His parents George and Grace had all four of their chidren there. When his father Edward died his mother moved to 67 Milson in 1935 Road and lived there until 1954 (records found so far, it may be longer). Before that they lived in the Porten Road. I wonder if there is anyone that used to know them? My grandad was Charles ’Ted’ Manley, his parents were called George and Grace and George’s parents were called Edward and Bessie. George worked in a garage and Edward was a hairdresser. Reply
Rendlesham Road, E5 Added: 16 Apr 2023 15:55 GMT	Rendlesham Road, E5 I lived at 14 Rendlesham Road in the 1940s and 50s. The house belonged to my grandfather James Grosvenor who bought it in the 1920s for £200.I had a brother who lived in property until 1956 when he married. Local families were the paisleys, the Jenners and the family of Christopher Gable. Reply
Sandra Field Masons Place, EC1V Added: 15 Apr 2023 16:15 GMT	Removal Order Removal order from Shoreditch to Holborn, Jane Emma Hall, Single, 21 Pregnant. Born about 21 years since in Masons place in the parish of St Lukes. Source: Sign up Reply
Sue Germain Southwood Road, SE9 Added: 10 Apr 2023 08:35 GMT	Southwood Road, SE9 My great great grandfather lived in Time Villa, Southwood Rd around 1901. He owned several coffee houses in Whitechapel and in South London, including New Time Coffee House so either his house was named after the coffee house or vice versa. Reply
David Gleeson Campbell Road, N4 Added: 7 Apr 2023 22:19 GMT	MBE from Campbell Bunk (1897 - 1971) Walter Smith born at 43 Campbell Bunk was awarded the MBE in january honours list in 1971. A local councillor for services to the public. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Claigmar Vineyard The Claigmar Vineyard produced Middlesex grapes - and maybe wine.

Claigmar Vineyard

Cobley’s Farm Cobley’s Farm, also known as Fallow Farm, stood near to the "elbow" of Bow Lane.

Cobley’s Farm

Victoria Park One of many Victoria Parks in London, much of this park was originally part of Colby’s Farm.

Victoria Park

NEARBY STREETS

Abingdon Road, N3 Abingdon Road runs north east from Long Lane, roughly parallel with the North Circular Road.

Abingdon Road, N3

Avondale Road, N3 Avondale Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.

Avondale Road, N3

Borrowdale Close, N2 Borrowdale Close is a road in the N2 postcode area

Borrowdale Close, N2

Bow Lane, N12 Bow Lane, which was named for its shape, was constructed in 1814 after the enclosure of Finchley Common.

Bow Lane, N12

Bow Lane, N3 Mostly in London N12, a very small section of Bow Lane drifts into N3.

Bow Lane, N3

Brownswell Road, N2 Brownswell Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Brownswell Road, N2

Chaplin Square, N12 Chaplin Square is a road in the N12 postcode area

Chaplin Square, N12

Clifton Road, N3 Clifton Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.

Clifton Road, N3

Crowder Close, N12 Crowder Close is a road in the N12 postcode area

Crowder Close, N12

Dickens Avenue, N3 Dickens Avenue is a road in the N3 postcode area

Dickens Avenue, N3

Dolman Close, N3 Dolman Close is a road in the N3 postcode area

Dolman Close, N3

Etchingham Park Road, N3 Part of the old Etchingham estate in Finchley was leased to Frederick Wheeler who built substantial brick houses in Etchingham Park Road.

Etchingham Park Road, N3

Fallows Close, N2 Fallows Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Fallows Close, N2

Font Hills, N2 Font Hills is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Font Hills, N2

Glebe Road, N12 Glebe Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.

Glebe Road, N12

Glebe Road, N12 Glebe Road is a road in the N12 postcode area

Glebe Road, N12

Glebe Road, N3 Glebe Road is a location in London.

Glebe Road, N3

Glebelands Close, N12 Glebelands Close is a road in the N12 postcode area

Glebelands Close, N12

Heatherdene Close, N12 Heatherdene Close is a road in the N12 postcode area

Heatherdene Close, N12

Lankaster Gardens, N2 Lankaster Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Lankaster Gardens, N2

Lewis Gardens, N2 Lewis Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Lewis Gardens, N2

Long Lane, N3 Long Lane runs from Church End to East Finchley.

Long Lane, N3

Montpelier Road, N3 Montpelier Road is a road in the N3 postcode area

Montpelier Road, N3

Nursery Avenue, N3 Nursery Avenue is a road in the N3 postcode area

Nursery Avenue, N3

Oakfield Road, N3 Oakfield Road is a road in the N3 postcode area

Oakfield Road, N3

Park Avenue, N3 Park Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.

Park Avenue, N3

Park Close, N3 Park Close is a road in the N12 postcode area

Park Close, N3

Park Crescent, N3 Park Crescent is a road in the N3 postcode area

Park Crescent, N3

Park View Road, N3 Park View Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.

Park View Road, N3

Parkside, N3 Parkside is a road in the N3 postcode area

Parkside, N3

Queens Avenue, N3 Queens Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.

Queens Avenue, N3

Queens Road, N3 Queens Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.

Queens Road, N3

Squires Lane, N3 Squires Lane - formerly Squires Place - runs across Finchley. .

Squires Lane, N3

St Pancras Court, N2 Saint Pancras Court is a small side street.

St Pancras Court, N2

Strawberry Vale, N2 Strawberry Vale is now simply a road - it was once an estate.

Strawberry Vale, N2

Sylvester Road, N2 Sylvester Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Sylvester Road, N2

Tarling Road, N2 Tarling Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Tarling Road, N2

The Ridgeway, N3 The Ridgeway is a road in the N3 postcode area

The Ridgeway, N3

Vines Avenue, N3 Vines Avenue was built over an orchard belonging to the nineteenth century Claigmar Vineyard.

Vines Avenue, N3

Vineyard Grove, N3 Vineyard Grove is a road in the N3 postcode area

Vineyard Grove, N3

Willow Way, N3 Willow Way is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.

Willow Way, N3

Wilmot Close, N2 Wilmot Close is a road in the N2 postcode area

Wilmot Close, N2

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North Finchley

North Finchley is centred on Tally Ho Corner, the junction of the roads to East Finchley, Finchley Central and Whetstone.

The name of the whole of the modern area covering North Finchley and neighbouring Whetstone was North End, a name first used in 1462.

The rapid enclosure of the countryside in the first years of the nineteenth century meant the end of Finchley Common in 1816, opening up North Finchley from urbanisation - this still took a while nevertheless.

21 cottages were built in Lodge Lane during 1824 and by the 1830s there were other houses - even a chapel by 1837.

By 1839 North Finchley had a blacksmith (on Lodge Lane and not the High Road).

In 1851 there was a regular bus service from the ’Torrington’ to Charing Cross and next came the local railway lines. Christ Church was opened in 1870 and a new parish was formed in 1872.

In 1905 the Metropolitan Electric Tramways started a route between Highgate and Whetstone - a tram depot was opened in Woodberry Grove. Trams and buses together promoted North Finchley’s development.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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Claigmar Vineyard, Finchley (1921) Remembered in a few local street names such as Vines Avenue, the Claigmar Vineyards were begun by the Kay family in 1874. They not only produced 100 tons of grapes per year but also a quarter of a million cucumbers. During the 1920s, the vineyard was finally built over. Credit: Britain From Above/Historic England TUM image id: 1527242051 Licence:	Lyttelton Playing Fields A dispute between Finchley Urban District Council and Hampstead Garden Suburb as to whether the Lyttelton Playing Fields were to be exempt from building was settled by a Public Enquiry in 1931 and the lands conveyed to Finchley UDC in 1933. Credit: Wiki Commons/Memespring TUM image id: 1658403965 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum, Finchley. Credit: Alexander ?aj?yc TUM image id: 1526486240 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Confluence of Folly Brook (left) with Dollis Brook. Credit: Dudley Miles TUM image id: 1526314218 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Cobley’s Farm - 19th century watercolour TUM image id: 1512653314 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Bald Faced Stag, East Finchley TUM image id: 1527336393 Licence:	The Artsdepot, Nether Street Credit: Grim23 TUM image id: 1526150227 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Islington Chapel, St Pancras and Islington Cemetery Credit: Mark Kobayashi-Hillary TUM image id: 1526232428 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Fortis Green, N2 TUM image id: 1527091150 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Gaumont Finchley (1937) In north Finchley, the Gaumont opened in 1937 and closed in 1980, before being demolished in 1987. TUM image id: 1681222354 Licence:
Nether Street Old London postcard TUM image id: 1603387691 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Hampstead Garden Suburb from Willifield Way (1914) Golders Green crematorium can be seen in the background Credit: William Whitehead Ratcliffe/Tate TUM image id: 1657883252 Licence:	Bute Mews Credit: Godfrey and Barr TUM image id: 1658403397 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Finchley in 1814 Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1526748052 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Jersey Farm TUM image id: 1527078092 Licence:

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Claigmar Vineyard, Finchley (1921) Remembered in a few local street names such as Vines Avenue, the Claigmar Vineyards were begun by the Kay family in 1874. They not only produced 100 tons of grapes per year but also a quarter of a million cucumbers. During the 1920s, the vineyard was finally built over.
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Cobley’s Farm - 19th century watercolour
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Finchley in 1814
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